Jadranka Jovanović

Jadranka Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јадранка Јовановић; Serbian pronunciation: [jǎdraŋka jɔʋǎːnɔʋitɕ]) is a primadonna of Opera in the National Theatre in Belgrade, Serbia. She was born in Belgrade (born 8 January 1958), and she is one of the most popular artists in the classic music in her country with a respected international career. Since 2016, she has also been a member of the National Assembly of Serbia.

In her native-town she graduated-B.A. in theory of music and solo singing and M.A. in solo singing. She debuted as Rosina in Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Seviglia" at the National Theater in Belgrade, where she interpreted all main mezzo-soprano roles.

Her international career started at Teatro Alla Scala in Milan where she appeared in Carmen (Mercedes) and Andrea Chénier (Bersi), conducted by Claudio Abbado and Riccardo Chailly. At Scala she also appeared in the leading role in the world premiere staging of Orfeo by Luigi Rossi.

She mostly performed in Italian theatres, opera houses and festivals: Roma (Teatro Argentino) and Milano (Teatro Carcano), she appeared with José Carreras in fantasy based on Carmen; Firenze (Teatro Comunale) The Gambler (Blanche) by Sergei Prokofiev, with Daniela Dessi, Dimiter Petkov and maestro Edoardo Mata. Parma (Teatro Reggio), Falstaff (mrs.Slender) by A.Salieri; The Donizetti Festival in Bergamo – Il Diluvio Universale (Ada), and Fausta (Irella); Palermo (Teatro Massimo) Rigoletto (Maddalena); Cagliari (Teatro Romano) La Forza del Destino (Preziosilla); Catania (Teatro Bellini) Il Capello di Paglia Firenza (La baronessa de Champigny) conducted by M.Arena and the Countess of Czardas (Silva); Pesaro – The Rossini Festival: Mose in Egitto, conducted by D.Renzetti; Trieste (Teatro Verdi) The Countess Maritza by E.Kalman, The Little White horse by R.Benatchy, Hary Janos by Z.Kodally, Miss Juliette by A.Bibalo with Jose Cura…

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